2023–24 Valenciennes FC season

The 2023–24 season is Valenciennes FC's 111th season in existence and 10th consecutive in the Ligue 2. They are also competing in the Coupe de France.

Valenciennes FC

2023–24 season
Manager	Jorge Maciel (until 6 December) Ahmed Kantari (from 7 December)
Stadium	Stade du Hainaut
Ligue 2	20th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Aymen Boutoutaou (4) All: Andrew Jung (5)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2023^[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  ENG Taylor Moore 5 MF  FRA Jason Berthomier 6 MF  FRA Julien Masson 8 MF  BFA Sacha Bansé 9 FW  CMR Marius Noubissi 10 FW  NED Nick Venema 11 FW  FRA Ugo Bonnet 14 DF  FRA Joffrey Cuffaut 15 DF  NED Lucas Woudenberg 16 GK  FRA Jean Louchet 17 MF  ALG Aymen Boutoutaou 18 FW  FRA Landry Nomel 19 DF  FRA Nassim Innocenti 20 FW  FRA Ilyes Hamache 22 FW  MAR Yacine El Amri 23 MF  DEN David Kruse

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  FRA Allan Linguet 25 MF  FRA Madou Touré 28 MF  POR Bruno Costa 29 MF  FRA Jawed Kalai 30 GK  FRA Lassana Diabaté 34 MF  COD Makabi Lilepo 36 MF  FRA Eyram Viegbe 39 DF  ANG Jonathan Buatu 40 GK  NIG Naim Van Attenhoven 41 MF  FRA Sofiane Boudraa 45 MF  FRA Tidyane Diagouraga 49 DF  FRA Joachim Kayi Sanda 54 DF  FRA Jordan Poha 57 DF  FRA Gabin Blanquart 63 MF  FRA Ismail Bouneb 93 MF  FRA Anthony Knockaert

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Nick Venema	VVV-Venlo	Undisclosed	15 August 2023
MF	Anthony Knockaert	Fulham	Free	1 September 2023	[3]
MF	Bruno Costa	Porto B		1 September 2023
FW	Mathias Oyewusi	FK Žalgiris	Free	1 January 2024	[4]
DF	Halid Šabanović	Angers	Loan	30 January 2024
FW	Siriné Doucouré	Lorient	Loan	1 February 2024
MF	Jean-Éric Moursou	Coton Sport		2 February 2024

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Mohamed Kaba	Lecce	€3,000,000	14 August 2023	[5]
FW	Ugo Bonnet	En Avant Guingamp	Free	1 February 2024
DF	Nassim Innocenti	FC Košice	Undisclosed	2 February 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Dunkerque v Valenciennes

29 July 2023 Friendly	Dunkerque	2–2	Valenciennes
19:00	Youssouf 31' Mbemba 90'		Boutoutaou 37', 59'

RWD Molenbeek v Valenciennes

8 September 2023 Friendly	RWD Molenbeek	1–2	Valenciennes
15:00

Oostende v Valenciennes

12 October 2023 Friendly	Oostende	2–2	Valenciennes
13:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 2	5 August 2023	17 May 2024	Matchday 1	20th	36	5	11	20	25	51	−26	013.89
Coupe de France	18 November 2023	2 April 2024	Seventh round	Semi-finals	7	4	2	1	10	7	+3	057.14
Total					43	9	13	21	35	58	−23	020.93

Last updated: 10 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Ligue 2

Main article: 2023–24 Ligue 2

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or Relegation
16	Dunkerque	38	12	10	16	36	52	−16	46
17	Troyes	38	9	14	15	42	50	−8	41	Spared from relegation
18	Quevilly-Rouen (R)	38	7	17	14	51	55	−4	38	Relegation to National
19	Concarneau (R)	38	10	8	20	39	57	−18	38
20	Valenciennes (R)	38	6	11	21	26	54	−28	29

Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2024. Source: Ligue 2
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fair play points
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
17	1	8	8	10	23	−13	11	0	4	4	5	11	−6	1	4	4	5	12	−7

Last updated: 6 December 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	D	D	L
Position	18	20	18	17	17	19	18	19	19	18	18	18	20

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[6]

Valenciennes v Auxerre

5 August 2023 1	Valenciennes	2–4	Auxerre	Valenciennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Bastia v Valenciennes

12 August 2023 2	Bastia	3–0	Valenciennes	Furiani
19:00

Valenciennes v Guingamp

19 August 2023 3

Valenciennes

0–0

Guingamp

Rodez v Valenciennes

26 August 2023 4

Rodez

0–1

Valenciennes

Saint-Étienne v Valenciennes

2 September 2023 5

Saint-Étienne

0–0

Valenciennes

Valenciennes v Bordeaux

16 September 2023 6

Valenciennes

1–2

Bordeaux

Amiens v Valenciennes

23 September 2023 7	Amiens	0–0	Valenciennes	Amiens
19:00

Valenciennes v Concarneau

26 September 2023 8	Valenciennes	0–1	Concarneau	Valenciennes
20:45				Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Laval v Valenciennes

30 September 2023 9	Laval	1–0	Valenciennes	Laval
19:00		Report

Valenciennes v Troyes

7 October 2023 10	Valenciennes	1–1	Troyes	Valenciennes
19:00				Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Grenoble v Valenciennes

21 October 2023 11

Grenoble

3–3

Valenciennes

Valenciennes v Caen

28 October 2023 12

Valenciennes

2–2

Caen

Angers v Valenciennes

4 November 2023 13	Angers	2–0	Valenciennes	Angers
19:00				Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa

Valenciennes v Dunkerque

11 November 2023 14	Valenciennes	0–1	Dunkerque	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Quevilly-Rouen v Valenciennes

25 November 2023 15	Quevilly-Rouen	0–0	Valenciennes	Le Petit-Quevilly
19:00				Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon

Valenciennes v Annecy

2 December 2023 16	Valenciennes	0–0	Annecy	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Pau v Valenciennes

5 December 2023 17	Pau	3–1	Valenciennes	Pau
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 45+2' (pen.), 89' Mons Bassouamina 71'	Report	Venema 47'	Stadium: Nouste Camp Referee: Abdelatif Kherradji

Valenciennes v Paris FC

16 December 2023 18	Valenciennes	0–1	Paris FC	Valenciennes
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Ajaccio v Valenciennes

19 December 2023 19	Ajaccio	2–1	Valenciennes	Ajaccio
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade François Coty

Valenciennes v Amiens

13 January 2024 20	Valenciennes	0–1	Amiens	Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Bordeaux v Valenciennes

23 January 2024 21	Bordeaux	3–1	Valenciennes	Bordeaux
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Matmut Atlantique

Valenciennes v Bastia

27 January 2024 22	Valenciennes	3–1	Bastia	Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Concarneau v Valenciennes

3 February 2024 23	Concarneau	1–0	Valenciennes	TBD
CET (UTC+1)		Report

Valenciennes v Laval

10 February 2024 24	Valenciennes	1–1	Laval	Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Dunkerque v Valenciennes

17 February 2024 25	Dunkerque	2–1	Valenciennes	Dunkirk
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade Marcel-Tribut

Valenciennes v Rodez

24 February 2024 26	Valenciennes	0–2	Rodez	Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Auxerre v Valenciennes

2 March 2024 27	Auxerre	0–0	Valenciennes	Auxerre
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Valenciennes v Angers

9 March 2024 28	Valenciennes	0–0	Angers	Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Guingamp v Valenciennes

16 March 2024 29	Guingamp	3–0	Valenciennes	Guingamp
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Roudourou

Valenciennes v Saint-Étienne

30 March 2024 30	Valenciennes	0–2	Saint-Étienne	Valenciennes
CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Annecy v Valenciennes

6 April 2024 31	Annecy	2–1	Valenciennes	Annecy
		Report		Stadium: Parc des Sports

Valenciennes v Pau

13 April 2024 32	Valenciennes	1–4	Pau	Valenciennes
		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Paris FC v Valenciennes

20 April 2024 33	Paris FC	2–1	Valenciennes	Paris
		Report		Stadium: Stade Sébastien Charléty

Valenciennes v Ajaccio

23 April 2024 34	Valenciennes	1–0	Ajaccio	Valenciennes
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Valenciennes v Grenoble

27 April 2024 35	Valenciennes	2–0	Grenoble	Valenciennes
		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Troyes v Valenciennes

3 May 2024 36	Troyes	0–1	Valenciennes	Troyes
		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

Valenciennes v Quevilly-Rouen

10 May 2024 37	Valenciennes	2–1	Quevilly-Rouen	Valenciennes
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade du Hainaut

Caen v Valenciennes

17 May 2024 38	Caen	3–0	Valenciennes	Caen
20:45		Report		Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano

Coupe de France

Main article: 2023–24 Coupe de France

FCSR Haguenau v Valenciennes

18 November 2023 Seventh round

FCSR Haguenau

0–2

Valenciennes

FC Mulhouse v Valenciennes

10 December 2023 Eighth round	FC Mulhouse	1–1 (4–5 p)	Valenciennes	Mulhouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de l'Ill

Sarreguemines FC v Valenciennes

5 January 2024 Round of 64

Sarreguemines FC

0–2

Valenciennes

Valenciennes v Paris FC

20 January 2024 Round of 32

Valenciennes

2–1

Paris FC

AS Saint-Priest v Valenciennes

7 February 2024 Round of 16

AS Saint-Priest

1–2

Valenciennes

FC Rouen v Valenciennes

28 February 2024 Quarter-finals

FC Rouen

1–1 (2–4 p)

Valenciennes

Lyon v Valenciennes

2 April 2024 Semi-finals

Lyon

3–0

Valenciennes